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New Lancashire Threat: Cuadrilla`s Fracking Plans

Posted on June 18, 2014 by radix
  • Cuadrilla submits new planning application
  • Large pad with 4 horizontal shale gas wells
  • Plan to be drilled and fracked over 2 years
  • Second site nearby, application public soon
  • Plans tailored to hide impacts at this stage
  • Trying to advance project without opposition
  • But application reveals many lurking issues
  • Would become critical at production stage
  • One site takes 7% of region’s spare water
  • Full scale fracking would overwhelm system
  • Threat to water supply of 6.6 million people
  • Site would use 65% of fracking waste capacity
  • Vast new frac waste disposal system needed
  • Most waste not treatable, would accumulate
  • Site requires over 20,000 vehicle movements
  • Production needs water/waste storage ponds
  • Wake up call for communities to get organised

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Crawberry Hill Day 39 (Weds 18th Jun)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by radix

Community blockade of Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site In Walkington continues.

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Crawberry Hill Day 38 (Tues 17th Jun)

Posted on June 17, 2014 by radix

Continued police harassment of camp outside Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site. See below for more photos.

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Crawberry Hill Day 34 (Fri 13th Jun)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by radix

Ongoing camp outside Rathlin Energy’s fracking site at Crawberry Hill.

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Crawberry Hill Day 33 (Thurs 12th Jun)

Posted on June 12, 2014 by radix

Rathlin Energy’s contractor Total Environmental Technology got a visit today. See below for more photos.

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West Newton Day 30 (Mon 9th Jun)

Posted on June 9, 2014 by radix

Camp outside Rathlin Energy’s fracking site at West Newton in East Yorshire.

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Crawberry Hill Day 29 (Sun 8th Jun)

Posted on June 8, 2014 by radix

Work continuing on building camp outside Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site. See below for more photos.

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Crawberry Hill Day 28 (Sat 7th Jun)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by radix

Work continuing on building camp outside Rathlin Energy’s Crawberry Hill fracking site.

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